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September 14, 2020: “The Public University and American Democracy”

Posted by Aaron Keck | Sep 14, 2020 | Oh, The Humanities!

Max and Aaron are joined by UNC sociologist Andrew Perrin, who’ll speak at Wednesday’s online event. (Also, Max drops big news about UNC History.)

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August 31, 2020: “The Ethics of Pandemics”

Posted by Aaron Keck | Aug 31, 2020 | Oh, The Humanities!

Max and Aaron are joined by UNC epidemiologist Jim Thomas, who’ll be discussing the “ethics of pandemics” at an online event on September 1.

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August 24, 2020: Zoomanities

Posted by Aaron Keck | Aug 24, 2020 | Oh, The Humanities!

Max Owre and Lloyd Kramer discuss the challenges – and the opportunities – of online teaching and organizing humanities events via Zoom.

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August 17, 2020: The Pandemic and Sports

Posted by Aaron Keck | Aug 17, 2020 | Oh, The Humanities!

Max and Aaron are joined by Jonathan Weiler for a discussion of pro and college sports – and their decision to play, or not to play, in the pandemic.

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June 29, 2020: School’s Out (Finally)!

Posted by Aaron Keck | Jun 29, 2020 | Oh, The Humanities!

CPH gets ready to take a short summer break. Max and Aaron discuss plans for the fall – and what campus is likely to look and feel like come August.

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June 22, 2020: Happiness and Religion

Posted by Aaron Keck | Jun 22, 2020 | Oh, The Humanities!

Joanna Smith discusses an upcoming online “happy hour” on the topic of happiness itself. (She’ll be talking about the link between happiness and religion.)

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June 15, 2020: “The Empathy Gap”

Posted by Aaron Keck | Jun 15, 2020 | Oh, The Humanities!

Max and Aaron are joined by UNC political scientist Frank Baumgartner, who’s speaking at an online panel this week on institutionalized racism.

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June 8, 2020: Michael Jordan: “A Basketball God Reconsidered”

Posted by Aaron Keck | Jun 8, 2020 | Oh, The Humanities!

Max and Aaron are joined by UNC historian Matt Andrews, who’s the speaker at an upcoming CPH event on Tar Heel legend Michael Jordan.

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June 1, 2020: Addressing Crises

Posted by Aaron Keck | Jun 1, 2020 | Oh, The Humanities!

Max and Aaron discuss the challenges of using the humanities to address immediate crises – and the urgent necessity of doing so.

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May 18, 2020: Ahmaud Arbery

Posted by Aaron Keck | May 18, 2020 | Oh, The Humanities!

Aaron chats with Sonny Kelly, one of the featured panelists in an online seminar called “History Repeats Itself: Ahmaud Arbery and Racism in 2020.”

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